Garajau Explained

Garajau Partial Nature Reserve
Alt Name:Reserva Natural Parcial do Garajau
Iucn Category:Ia
Coordinates:32.6333°N -67°W
Area Ha:376
Area Ref:[1]
Elevation Min:50m (160feet) below sea level[2]
Elevation Max:0
Designated:1986

The Garajau Partial Nature Reserve is a Portuguese marine reserve located on the Funchal Bay offshore Madeira Island. The protected area has existed since 1986.

It is a location for snorkelling and scuba-diving.[3] Dive centres exist in the Garajau Reserve. The Garajau reserve is listed on ‘the MPA Global’ a marine-focused database of the world's protected areas that have some intertidal and/or subtidal component.[4]

Marine species that can be seen in the Garajau Reserve include dusky groupers (Epinephelus marginatus), moray eels (Muraena helena) and garden eels (Taenioconger longissimus). Hunting and fishing are forbidden within the Madeiran marine reserves. The second marine nature reserve in Madeira is on the north coast of the island: Rocha do Navio.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Garajau . . 9 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Garajau Parcial Nature Reserve . www.visitmadeira.pt . 9 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Piece of Cake . Divernet.com . 9 September 2021 . 21 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110121054527/http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/atlantic/157263/piece_of_cake.html . 2011-01-21 .
  4. Web site: Search for MPAs - MPA Global - A database of the world's Marine Protected Areas . MPA Global . 9 September 2021 . 26 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110726110051/http://www.mpaglobal.org/index.php?action=search. 2011-07-26.